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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE
CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
Study Abroad
LIMERICK, IRELAND
SUMMER 2019
Program GuideTABLE OF CONTENTS
Getting To Ireland ..................................................9
Travel Arrangements ..........................................9
General Information............................................... 2
Getting to Limerick .............................................9
The Program ....................................................... 2
Settling In ............................................................. 10
The Location ....................................................... 2
Orientation ....................................................... 10
The University ..................................................... 2
What's Provided for My Room? .................... 10
Academic Calendar ............................................ 2
Laundry ............................................................. 11
Academics ............................................................... 3
Meals ................................................................. 11
Pre-departure Planning & Course
Equivalencies....................................................... 3 Other Campus Services................................... 11
Registration ......................................................... 3 Student Life .......................................................... 11
Class Attendance ................................................ 3 Activities/Events............................................... 12
Credits and Course Load ................................... 3 Communication ................................................... 12
Grades .................................................................. 3 Time Difference ............................................... 12
Transcripts & Graduation .................................. 4 Telephone Information ................................... 12
Irish Academic System ....................................... 4 Computer Access/Email .................................. 12
Money Matters ....................................................... 7 Snail Mail .......................................................... 12
Currency Exchange............................................. 7 Travel While Abroad ........................................... 13
Credit Cards and ATMs...................................... 7 Organized Travel ............................................. 13
Health & Safety ...................................................... 7 Bus & Train Travel ........................................... 13
STIs at UL ............................................................. 8 Contact Information ............................................ 14
Campus Medical Services .................................. 8 WEB RESOURCES: IRELAND ............................ 15
Services for Students with Disabilities ............. 8
Emergency Contacts .......................................... 8
911 Equivalent in Republic of Ireland .............. 8
Safety in Ireland .................................................. 8
Required Documents ............................................. 8
Immigration/Visa ................................................ 9
Visas for Travel to Other Countries.................. 9
Packing Tips ............................................................ 9
Weather ............................................................... 9
Appliances ........................................................... 9Congratulations on being accepted to the UW-Eau Claire (UWEC) study abroad program
with the University of Limerick in Ireland. Living and studying in a foreign culture is both an exciting
and a challenging experience. Past participants of study abroad report that the many advantages of
international study include:
Gaining new perspectives on a chosen academic field
Increasing understanding of different cultures
Enhancing personal development
Developing different perspectives on U.S. culture
Gaining self-confidence and independence
Learning skills for the future international job market
It is up to you to determine how you can best benefit from these possible advantages. This is your
adventure!
This program guide is to be used together with the general Study Abroad (SA) Handbook. The SA
Handbook has information that is valid for all study abroad programs. This guide will provide you with
specific information for the Limerick study abroad program. It is designed to complement the Handbook,
study abroad orientation, and your individual pre-departure preparations.
Please realize that although this guide contains all the information available at the time of publication, it
is impossible for any single resource to answer all of your questions. Your peer adviser will email
additional information throughout the semester. Please contact the Center for International Education
(CIE) staff, your peer adviser, and past program participants with your specific questions. You should
also make use of the additional written and web resources listed towards the end of this guide.
Basic questions only you can answer include:
1) What are YOUR goals for this experience? Common objectives of student travelers include
advancement in a future profession, desire to expand personal and academic horizons, need for
a change, and wish to challenge oneself with immersion in a new culture.
2) Given the way the program is set up; how can you best prepare to meet your goals? For example,
if one of your goals is truly being immersed in Irish culture, yet you are going with a group of UW-
Eau Claire students, how can you insure that you do not spend too much time with other U.S.
Americans?
The information in this guide was current at the time of publication, though changes may occur at any
time.
1GENERAL INFORMATION
regarded for its excellent academic
standards and relevance to the needs of the
The Program developing Irish economy, particularly in
UWEC and the University of Limerick have the area of advanced technology and in the
been working together for many years on context of Ireland's membership in the
semester-long programs, but 2019 will only European Union. The University has
be the second year that UWEC students will become a focus for a wide range of artistic
participate in the University of Limerick activity and is home to some fine
Summer Schools. The Summer Schools run collections of Irish art, the Irish Chamber
for three weeks and offer courses in a Orchestra, and the Irish World Music Centre.
variety of subjects.
The compact nature of the campus and the
The Location UL's size foster a close sense of community.
With breathtaking beauty and a long, UL believes strongly that the creation of a
dramatic history, the island of Ireland is friendly, caring, and cooperative
home to 5 million people and 8 million atmosphere is an important factor in the
sheep. The people of Ireland combine a successful pursuit of a program of study.
keen sense of tradition with the skills and
flexibility required to function in an open UL study abroad has been recognized for
economy. Ireland's influence in the world meeting the Forum on Education Abroad's
far exceeds its size or population because of Standards of Good Practice.
the renowned creativity of the Irish in
literature, film, and popular music. Academic Calendar
Education is the cornerstone of all Summer 2019:
economic and cultural activity.
Departure from U.S. May 21*
Official Arrival May 22
Limerick is a vibrant city of historic and
Orientation May 23
literary interest, lies in the heart of the
First Day of Classes May 24
Shannon Region in Ireland's Midwest. This a
Classes End June 10
region offers spectacular landscapes,
Exams June 11
heritage attractions, leisure activities, and
Departure June 12
cultural pursuits. Founded as a Viking
fortress in the 10th century, it is Ireland's
oldest chartered city.
In 2019, the UWEC’s finals week conflicts
with the beginning of the Limerick program.
The University
Students are asked to arrive in Limerick on
The University was established in 1972 on
the Plassey estate. Just 20 minutes from the May 22; this will require leaving the U.S. on
city by bus, the University of Limerick May 21. Depending on your finals
quickly gained a reputation among Irish schedule, you may need to contact your
universities for innovation in the design and professors to see if they will allow you to
delivery of its courses. Additionally, UL was
2take your exams early. Your professors are Registration
NOT required to allow this. If they will not, At UW-Eau Claire: All you need to do for
UL has indicated that they will work with registration at UW-Eau Claire is sign your
you to arrange a late arrival. However, they online PPA for Summer 2019. CIE staff will
cannot arrange to meet late arriving work with Registration to enroll you in the
students at the airport; you will need to Limerick program under a temporary INTA
make your own way to campus. There will course number. This “blanket registration”
also be no reduction in the program fee for will appear on your billing statements and
anything you miss. will be replaced by the specific Limerick
You can find a tentative UWEC exam course once your transcript arrives.
schedule for spring 2019
here: https://www.uwec.edu/blugold- At UL: You will indicate your top five
central/academic-planning/final-common- courses on your UL application form. UL
exam-schedules/ will confirm your registration after April 1.
However, they indicate that most students
If you will have many exam conflicts, the are enrolled in their first choice classes.
Limerick program is probably not the best
choice for Summer 2019. If you are Class Attendance
concerned about many exam conflicts and When studying abroad, you are required to
would like to transfer to a different summer follow the attendance policies of your
program, you can find the list of summer university abroad. In general, you are
programs still accepting applications here. expected to attend all regularly scheduled
classes and field trips unless illness or other
ACADEMICS unavoidable circumstances make this
There is additional information on impossible. Absences must be approved in
maintaining program eligibility, as well as advance by the instructor and may result in
topics such as registration, class attendance, lower grades.
credits and course load, grades, transcripts,
and accessing the UW-Eau Claire library Credits and Course Load
while abroad in your Study Abroad The credits you earn abroad are considered
Handbook. UW-Eau Claire resident credits. Your UL
class will be worth 3 credits, count towards
Pre-departure Planning & Course the total credits needed for graduation, and
Equivalencies the grade will be figured into your GPA.
You can find the courses UL plans to offer
and their UW-Eau Claire equivalencies on Grades
the Academics page of the UWEC/Limerick The University of Limerick awards letter
website. grades. These letter grades are transferred
3to the 4 point QCA grading system (similar your professors will not assign reading or
to the GPA system). regular assignments/quizzes to make sure
that you are keeping up with your work.
Limerick grades convert to UW-Eau Claire Instead, you will be given a reading list and
grades according to the following scale: assessed one or two times in the semester.
Limerick UW-Eau Claire
A1, A2, B1 A Most courses at UL are taught in the
B2, B3, C1 B traditional method of lecture and tutorial
C2, C3, D1 C that is common in the UK and Ireland. Both
D2 D the lecture and the tutorial play an
F F important yet different role in student
learning.
Note: UW-Eau Claire students abroad are
not allowed to take classes pass/fail, and Lectures: Like in the U.S., the lecture is a
grades from Ireland are figured into your traditional method of teaching that allows
UW-Eau Claire GPA. lecturers to pass important information to a
large number of students. However, you will
Transcripts & Graduation be expected to take notes as handouts with
A transcript for your time abroad will be lecture notes will not be provided. Also,
sent from UL to UW-Eau Claire. Transcripts lectures in Ireland may offer less
are not available until two or three opportunity for students to ask questions as
months after the end of the term. Due to students are expected to ask questions and
this delay, you will initially receive a UW-Eau discuss the topic in the tutorial. Lectures in
Claire grade report with “NR” (not the Ireland are not intended to tell you
reported). A revised grade report will be everything you need to know for the test or
available after the transcripts have arrived. assignment. Instead, the lectures might
UL will only send one transcript to UW-Eau provide an overview to allow you to place
Claire; do not request transcripts from UL your course material or readings in context
directly, because the UW-Eau Claire or to focus on a difficult concept or theory.
Registrar's Office cannot accept a transcript
sent directly to a student. To take the best advantage of lectures,
you should keep up with course reading
Irish Academic System and come to lecture prepared. By being
The Irish system is centered on prepared for lecture, you will be able to
encouraging students to develop engage and ask questions in the
through independent learning. As such, tutorials.
your learning is much less prescribed than it
is in the United States: basically the Tutorials/discussion groups: Tutorials, or
professor will not tell you what to discussion groups as they are also called,
read/study and when do it. As a student, it are NOT mini-lectures. Instead, tutorials are
is your job to pick the materials you want to active learning opportunities where the
read and pace your learning. For example, professor and your fellow students meet
4regularly to discuss the material being weekly assignments. In some courses, you
covered in lecture and the reading that you may not hand in any work until the last few
are doing outside of class. For tutorials to weeks. At this point, you will probably be
be effective, they require active student asked to hand in essays or papers, which
participation. This means you: will range in length from 5-15 pages. You
• must have read assigned work and often receive the essay questions with your
suggested sources in advance syllabus at the beginning of the term. Start
• should be prepared to contribute to the writing early!
discussion
• made note of any difficult concepts or Below, past students talk about the major
points from lecture or your readings that differences they encountered between UW-
you do not understand Eau Claire and UL.
• you should be willing to raise issues for
discussion. Grading: "The grading is a lot different. The
assessment for most classes is to
Tutorials are not optional. Attendance is attend/participate in tutorial sessions, write
kept and absences are noted. One benefit one essay, and/or have a final. The entire
of tutorials is that they allow for closer grade for my science class is the final exam."
professor/student relationships than are
typically found at the undergraduate level Scheduling: "The university schedules are
in the U.S. not organized like ours are. By this, I mean
that they don’t have a class at the same time
Advance planning and independent every day, in the same place. For example, I
learning: had my science class on Monday at 10 in one
Upon beginning your class, you may be building, on Wednesday at 11 in another,
given a long reading list. This is not a and on Thursday at 2 in another room. There
required reading list; it is a list of suggested are no 1:00 MWF classes.
readings that will expand your knowledge
of the subject area. What you actually read Classes: “You have a lecture (with a
from the list is mostly left up to you. If you "lecturer" not professor, professor is a very
are told that “You may wish to look at formal term in Ireland and isn't used often)
these specific titles,” take that as a where you take notes, and then a tutorial
strong hint to read those books. You where you discuss the module content in a
should also browse through several of the smaller group setting. The tutorials are how
others and choose two or three to read professors take attendance and are super
carefully. These readings will form the basis helpful!!”
of your contributions to tutorial discussions,
as well as for the essays that serve as Assignments: "Typically you will not get
assessment for the module. any daily/weekly assignments. The lecturer
will recommend that you read certain things,
Assessment: Unlike in the U.S. system, you but there will be no quiz or assignment that
will rarely find a lecturer who makes short, is due along with it. You still need to do the
5reading—most lecturers teach using the 5) Be careful of using the FIRST PERSON in
Socratic Method, meaning that they call on essays. Lecturers usually discourage the use
you in class and ask you to explain of the first person when assigning essays."
something from the reading to everyone else.
Also, it is expected that you will use ideas Exams: "The exams are usually essay style.
from it in paper or final exam. And you will They are different from exams here. You will
learn a lot about Irish culture from reading be given a list of questions or essay topics,
journals, books and other literature." and you will get to choose which ones you
want to write about. You will have two hours
Homework: "No homework sounds great, to finish the exam and you need that entire
but if you don't keep up with the reading it two hours to finish it. In fact, if you leave
can come back to bite you at the end of the early from these exams you will lose points.
term. Basically you have two hours to tell the
lecturer everything you learned in the class
Papers: "For almost any class you will take, in a clear and organized way."
you will be asked to write a paper. The
papers are generally three to five pages and “Exams at UL are very strict. You know the
require you to use numerous sources. The movies where you see students head into a
most important thing is that you CITE YOUR gym with individual desks and teachers
SOURCES CORRECTLY. Here are some tips walking around and ripping up people’s tests
for you: if they cheat? Well... it is almost exactly like
that without the whole ripping up tests, they
1) You must use scholarly sources. If you are just take it away from you. Final exams are
familiar with JSTOR, that will give you access taken very seriously at UL, if you do not have
to an endless amount of scholarly journal your student ID or you are like 2 minutes
articles. late you will not be allowed to take the
test…”
2) When using Microsoft Word, become
familiar with using footnotes at the bottom Lecturers: "Most of the lecturers are great.
of each page. This is something I learned They are available right after class to talk
how to do while abroad. Most papers will with you and answer any questions that you
require the use of footnotes. may have; they also hold office hours. They
are very accustomed to American students
3) Get a copy, from the library at UL, of the and they know that their exam format is
pamphlet that tells you how to correctly cite different from exams here, so they are more
sources. than willing to talk with you about this and
give you tips on how to study. Other Irish
4) Overall, if you use scholarly sources and students are also a great resource for
cite them in the correct format, you are advice!"
halfway to earning an A.
"Introduce yourself to your lecturers at the
beginning of the semester. They don’t bite!
6Many will be much more accommodating Currency Exchange
with special request or issues if they know The currency of Ireland is the Euro. One
you are a study abroad student from the euro has 100 cents. There are 8 euro coins,
start." ranging in amount from 1 cent to 2 euros.
Coins have different designs in the various
MONEY MATTERS countries that use the Euro. Bills range
from €5 to €500 and have a standard
Information about how payments are made, design across countries.
when they are due, the UW-Eau Claire
withdrawal/refund deadlines, financial aid, The exchange rate as of December 5, 2019
scholarships, budgeting and ways to bring was 1 euro = $1.10272 U.S. You can find
money abroad is in your Study Abroad current exchange rates at
Handbook. http://www.oanda.com/currency/converter/.
Cost Estimate Credit Cards and ATMs
You can find the most current Cost Estimate Credit cards are widely accepted
for your program, in easily printable format, throughout Ireland. However, finding ATMs
on the CIE Ireland webpage. Be sure you are in some rural counties, including Limerick,
looking at the correct term. Remember that may be difficult. Be sure to pull out cash in
the cost estimate includes what you pay to Limerick city before heading to the country.
UW-Eau Claire, what you pay to UL, and
what you pay directly to other vendors. Travelers Checks
Due to a decrease in demand, many Irish
Housing and Housing Costs financial institutions have stopped
Housing costs are included in the program accepting and/or cashing traveler’s checks.
fee you pay to UW-Eau Claire. You will At the banks that do still accept traveler’s
receive instructions on how to reserve checks, you will need to pay a fee to cash
housing in your UL acceptance email, after them. However, traveler’s checks can be
you have submitted your UL online summer useful in an emergency situation such as
school application. when your credit or debit cards are lost or
stolen, your cards are damaged, your cards
Personal Travel are deactivated due to fraud concerns, etc.
The actual amount spent on personal travel
will vary greatly from student to student,
depending on your budget and your HEALTH & SAFETY
priorities. The program is short and already Additional information on these issues, as
includes several day trips—be sure to take well as information on CISI insurance, is
advantage of them. included in the Health Issues and Safety
Abroad sections of your Study Abroad
To do any extensive travel, you will need to Handbook.
stay after the program ends.
7STIs at UL and UL has a Study Abroad Adviser who is
In December 2016, the Irish Times reported available for consultation if difficulties arise.
an “outbreak” of STIs, specifically gonorrhea You will receive an emergency contact card
and chlamydia, at UL. You can find the from your Peer Advisor. The information is
article here. Please discuss any questions or also on the Contact Names & Addresses
concerns you may have with your section of this guide and will also be posted
healthcare provider. to the Learning Content of your UWEC
online study abroad account closer to
Campus Medical Services departure.
There is a campus health center at UL
similar to Health Services at UW-Eau Claire. 911 Equivalent in Republic of
It is free, but you do need to call for an Ireland
appointment. There is also a pharmacy
If you are in an emergency situation in the
near the Students' Union. Republic of Ireland, you will need to know
how to reach the local police, fire, or
Services for Students with ambulance services. The local equivalent to
Disabilities the 911 emergency line in Ireland is 999.
UL’s Disability Services Office can provide However, you can also use the European
assistance and accommodations to study wide emergency number which is 112.
abroad students. All campus housing is We suggest you save these numbers in your
accessible and there are adapted rooms for cell phone in case you need to use them
students with disabilities. It is very quickly.
important to contact UL early if you will
need an adapted room. The U.S. State Department also provides a
list of 911 numbers abroad. Please note that
As part of the inclusive measures provided in some countries there are different
by the university there is a Disability numbers for fire, police, and ambulance.
Services accessible bus available to bring Plan ahead and research numbers before
students to and from the villages. you go.
It is also important to look at the level of Safety in Ireland
accessibility in Ireland. To find more Information on crime, road safety, drug
information on this topic, please see the penalties, and terrorist activity in Ireland is
State Department Country Specific included in the State Department Consular
Information page. Information Sheet which you can find at this
link. Safety in and around Limerick will be
If you have questions or concerns about
discussed during orientation in Ireland.
this, please contact your UWEC study
abroad coordinator.
Emergency Contacts REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
General emergency procedures are Passport information is included in your
described in the Study Abroad Handbook, Study Abroad Handbook.
8Immigration/Visa raincoat and waterproof shoes are
U.S. citizens staying in Ireland for 90 days or recommended.
less do not need a visa, nor do they need to
register with the Immigration Office upon Appliances
arrival. If you are NOT a U.S. citizen, please The standard electric current in Europe is
contact Cheryl Lochner-Wright, the UWEC 220 volts. U.S. appliances such as hair
study abroad coordinator for Ireland: dryers and razors run on 120 volts. If you
lochnecb@uwec.edu plan to bring these appliances, you will
need to buy both a converter and a plug
More information on Irish immigration adapter. You may also choose to buy the
requirements for students can be found at appliances abroad.
the Irish Council for International Students
GETTING TO IRELAND
site:
http://www.icosirl.ie/eng/student_informati
on/immigration_and_visas. Travel Arrangements
It is your responsibility to make travel
Visas for Travel to Other Countries arrangements to Limerick. UL recommends
If you plan to travel while abroad, you that you fly into Shannon International
should verify visa requirements for each Airport, which is located 16 miles from the
country you will visit by contacting the city and is directly accessible from many
nearest consulate for that country, or your destinations, including daily flights to and
travel agency. Most Western European from the United States.
nations do not require U.S. citizens to have
a visa for tourist travel of less than three There is information on student-oriented
months. travel agencies, instructions for booking a
flight, and other travel information in the
PACKING TIPS
Study Abroad Handbook.
In addition to the general packing Getting to Limerick
information in the Study Abroad Handbook, Pick-Up by UL
you will receive a packing list at Orientation Your acceptance email from UL will include
2 and should know the following about information about airport pick-up. As long
Ireland. as you return the information before the
due-date, and you are arriving on UL's
Weather designated "arrival date," you will be picked
Limerick has a temperate climate due to the up at Shannon International Airport and
influence of the Gulf Stream. Temperatures transported to your accommodation.
in May and June average between 65 and Typically, you must submit the form at least
75 degrees F. Past participants have noted, 3 weeks in advance of the arrival day.
however, that at times the weather can be
very cold, rainy, and windy, and that it can If you have turned in arrival information but
change several times throughout the day. A your flight is delayed, please phone the UL
9Study Abroad Coordinator (see Contact and shared living and kitchen areas. All
Names and Addresses) as soon as possible houses include male and female
so they know when to expect you. You may housemates.
need to take a taxi to UL.
Past participants report that living with five
Independent Arrival to seven other people can be challenging at
If you did not return your Airport Collection times. Each living group is responsible for
Form to UL by the requested date, or you keeping their apartment clean, taking out
are not arriving on the UL arrival date due garbage, etc. If everyone agrees at the
to a conflict with UWEC final exams, UL will beginning to a specific approach to keeping
not arrange for you to be picked up from the apartment livable, it will be easier to
the airport. However, there is regular bus or hold people to it later on. Don't be afraid
taxi service from the airport to UL. You can to be the one to organize the initial
find details on pages 31-33 of the UL Pre- discussion!
Arrival Handbook. We recommend that
you print this handbook, or at least these What's Provided for My Room?
pages, so that you can easily access the Each house offers single study-bedrooms, a
information if necessary. large kitchen/living room, two bathroom
facilities, a telephone, and cable TV. Each
Early Arrival room contains a bed, desk, closet, and sink.
Since UL cannot accommodate students Bedspreads, sheets and towels are
prior to the start of orientation, you will provided.
need to find alternative housing
arrangements if you arrive early. Page 8 of Computer hook-up from individual study-
the UL Pre-Arrival Handbook has bedrooms to the University network can be
suggestions of places to stay. provided. The Internet charge is included in
your rental fee. (Note: free Internet access
SETTLING IN is available in the library and computer labs
throughout the university.) If you have
Orientation questions about computer services or
Orientation begins when you are picked up support at UL, please visit the Student
at the airport. You’ll receive a welcome Computing website:
pack and your university ID. That evening https://ulsites.ul.ie/itd/student-computing-
there is a welcome meal for all Summer services-information
School students. The next morning, you will
have a campus tour and a variety of If you discover you need something for
orientation sessions to introduce you to UL. your room that you forgot to pack, don't
Classes begin after lunch that day! worry! Past students suggest the Roches
Store on O'Connell Street in the Limerick
Housing city centre (downtown) to pick up little
Summer School students are housed on appliances like curling irons or alarm clocks.
campus in private rooms with bathrooms, You can take the bus from campus, or walk
10if you want the exercise. (It's about two Irish soda bread: a yeast free bread,
miles.) delicious with soups or for breakfast!
Laundry Traditional Full Irish breakfast: Fried
Each village has communal laundry facilities eggs, rashers (bacon), sausage, potatoes,
with washers and dryers where you can baked beans, fried mushrooms and
wash and dry your clothes. Laundry tokens tomatoes, brown bread, and black and
can be purchased at the village reception to white pudding (blood sausage). It is served
operate the machines. Past students have with your choice of tea or coffee, and
reported that doing laundry is expensive sometimes orange juice.
and machines are much smaller. You should
Irish breakfast tea: Black tea served with
expect to pay $6-7 per load.
milk and/or sugar. The Irish milk is so good
and it makes Irish tea very addicting! The
Meals
two famous and rival tea brands are Barrys
Breakfast is provided in your kitchen area: a
and Lyons, you will find that Irish people
breakfast basket is delivered each afternoon
could argue for days about which one is
for the following morning, including breads,
better.
cereals, fruit, yogurt, tea, coffee and milk.
Other Campus Services
You will receive meal vouchers for the
Aside from the services mentioned within
university cafeteria for lunch and dinner,
the residential villages, the campus center
Monday-Friday.
at UL offers:
• Book shop
Lunch and dinner on the weekends are up
• Full banking service (including ATM)
to you. You can cook in or eat out.
• Food store
• Pharmacy
Traditional Irish Foods to Try
• Laundromat
Bangers and mash: Sausages with mashed
• Full bar and restaurant facilities
potatoes and gravy
• Student function rooms
Beef and Guinness stew: A beef stew made • Students Union offices
with a Guinness beef broth, served with • Athletic center w/ pub
mashed potatoes
Irish stew: A lamb and mutton stew STUDENT LIFE
Student life is centered on the campus with
Corned beef and cabbage: Beef cured in restaurants, pubs, a modern dance
salt and pickling spice, with cooked company, chamber orchestra, and a
cabbage and root vegetables national art collection.
Shepard's pie/Cottage pie: Minced
lamb/beef and vegetables topped with
mashed potatoes
11Activities/Events From Ireland to the U.S.: To “phone
There are a number of workout classes home” while you are abroad using a calling
offered at the UL athletic center, and you card or calling collect, you must dial 0800-
have a free gym membership for use of 89-0011 to get an AT&T operator, and then
athletic center facilities. (Specific classes the regular area code and number. Many
may have a small additional fee.) students get a pre-paid Irish calling card to
use for calling home while they are away.
Communication about To dial directly, you can dial "001," the area
university/community events is very code, and the phone number you are
decentralized, so you’ll need to make an calling. Note that "00" is the international
effort to find out what is going on. Good access code in Ireland and "1" is the country
sources of information are bulletin boards, code for the United States.
particularly the board in the Students'
Union. To make phone calls, you will probably want
to use calling cards. Some students have
also bought cell phones (mobiles). If you a
COMMUNICATION sim free phone (unlocked), you can pick up
Information on accessing/forwarding your a free sim card and top it up with minutes
UW-Eau Claire email address and on as necessary. Check with your phone
computer-based phone service (SKYPE) is in company if you have questions.
your Study Abroad Handbook.
Computer Access/Email
Time Difference With computers all over campus, email is
Ireland is normally six hours ahead of Eau free and easy. To limit email time, set up a
Claire. For example, when it is 1:00 PM on mass distribution list of friends and family –
Thursday in Eau Claire, it is 7:00 PM on then you can write up a message about
Thursday in Limerick. However, daylight what you've been doing and send it to
savings time does not happen in both everyone at once. You can print the emails
places simultaneously, so for a few weeks, to serve as a journal of your time abroad.
there is a seven-hour difference!
Snail Mail
Telephone Information International airmail takes 7-10 days in
From the U.S. to Ireland. You must first either direction. Until you have an exact
dial 011, which is the international dialing address, your family and friends can send
code. Next, you must dial 353, the country mail to:
code for Ireland, and then the rest of the
number to reach a specific city and location. Your Name
Note that if there is a "0" listed before the Study Abroad Student
main number, drop it when dialing University of Limerick
internationally. Limerick
Ireland
12TRAVEL WHILE ABROAD
Ireland after the program, you may want to
consider a Eurail pass. Ryanair and Easyjet
See additional travel information in your also fly out of Shannon Airport. See your
Study Abroad Handbook. Study Abroad Handbook for details.
Organized Travel
See the Academic Calendar on page 2 for
field trips included in the program. The
University of Limerick Students Union will
offer optional excursions at an additional
fee.
Bus & Train Travel
Taking a bus is probably your least
expensive travel option in Ireland. To travel
by bus around Ireland, check out Bus
Eireann at http://www.buseireann.ie/. Show
your student ID for a student discount!
To travel by train, you leave from the same
location as the buses
(http://www.irishrail.ie/home/). The nice
thing is that you can buy tickets at the
bus/train station. There are buses that leave
from campus that go near the bus/train
station too, or you can pay a bit more and
take a cab.
In the words of a past participant, "The bus
was my main source of transportation all
over Ireland. Usually, you will not pay over
20 Euro for a round trip bus ticket, which is
fairly inexpensive for a weekend trip.
Another option for travel is by train. This will
be more expensive than a bus ride, but you
will generally get to your destination faster.
If you go to Northern Ireland, train may not
be a bad option because the bus ride can get
fairly long."
If you plan to travel extensively outside of
13CONTACT INFORMATION
University of Limerick Irish Consulate in the U.S. UW-Eau Claire
Ailish Barry Consulate General of Ireland Center for International
Executive Administrator 1 East Wacker Drive, Suite Education
International Education 1820 Cheryl Lochner-Wright
Division Chicago, IL 60601 Study Abroad Coordinator
Main Building Room EO-030 Phone: (312) 337-2700 lochnecb@uwec.edu
University of Limerick Fax: (312) 836-1267 3 Schofield Hall
Castletroy, Limerick, Ireland Web: University of Wisconsin-Eau
Phone: + 353 61-213153 https://www.dfa.ie/irish- Claire
61 202414 consulate/chicago/ or Eau Claire, WI 54702
Email: https://www.dfa.ie/irish- Phone: (715) 836-4411
Ailish.Barry@ul.ie. Or embassy/USA/ Fax: (715) 836-4948
study.abroad@ul.ie HOURS:
Web: (Monday -Friday)
https://www.ul.ie/internation Public Office Hours - 10.00
al/summer-schools am - 12.00 pm
U.S. Consulate in Ireland
American Embassy
42 Elgin Road
Ballsbridge
Dublin 4, IRELAND
Phone: +353 1 668 8777
(During Business Hours)
Fax: +353 1 668-9946
After Hours Emergency Tel.
+353 1 630 6200, follow
prompts to reach operator
Email: acs_dublin@state.gov
https://ie.usembassy.gov/
14WEB RESOURCES: IRELAND
University/City Ireland Culture
University of Everything You Wanted to Irish Genealogy
Limerick Summer Know about Ireland http://www.ireland-
Schools http://www.ireland.com information.com
https://www.ul.ie/inter
national/summer-
schools
City of Limerick Irish Government Directory of Irish Websites
Homepage http://www.gov.ie/ http://www.browse.ie/
http://www.limerick.ie
/
Limerick Life Irish Weather Poetry in Ireland
http://www.limerickslif http://www.met.ie/ http://www.poetryireland.ie/in
e.com dex.php
Irish TV/Radio News
http://www.rte.ie/news/
http://www.tg4.ie/
Irish Newspapers
Irish Times:
http://www.irishtimes.com/
The Irish Independent:
http://www.independent.ie/
Limerick Leader:
http://www.limerickleader.ie
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